Census of Population 2022 Profile 7 - Employment, Occupations and Commuting

Census 2022 Employment, Occupations and Commuting

• In 2022, there were 747,961 people working from home for at least one day a week, representing 32% of workers.

• In Census 2022, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown had the highest proportion of people working from home for at least one day a week at 57%.

• In Census 2022, Monaghan and Longford had the lowest proportion of people working from home for at least one day a week at 21%.

• Travelling by car was the main way of commuting to work in Census 2022, with around 1,280,000 people, or 63% of all commuters using this means of transport.

• Walking and cycling were the next main ways of commuting to work in Census 2022, with around 240,000 people, or 12% of all commuters.

• Public transport was the next main way of commuting to work in Census 2022, with around 180,000 people, or 9% of all commuters, using this means of transport.

• There were 2,320,297 people at work in Census 2022, up 16% since 2016.

• There were 657,790 retired people in Census 2022, up 21% since 2016.